Workers Rights Mass Revolts In India Two huge protests have rocked India in recent weeks. First, a one day general strike was organised by India’s ten largest trade unions on November 26th. The organisers report 16 Dec 2020
Workers Rights Privatising The Housing Executive Is Not The Solution To The Housing Crisis People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “I will be calling on the Derry and Strabane Council to reaffirm its opposition to privatisation of the Housing Executive and to see 25 Nov 2020
Workers Rights Council Call-In Initiated On Lough Neagh Ecosystem Damage People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Encouraged by environmental activists and climate campaigners we initiated a Call-in to challenge the admissibility of an amendment to our October motion stripping 24 Nov 2020
Workers Rights E&I Should Respect Workers Rights People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “We have been contacted by E&I Engineering workers concerned at efforts to discourage trade union membership. E&I workers have 24 Nov 2020
Workers Rights On Day 222 Debenhams Workers Demand That Taoiseach Intervenes On day 222 of their fight for their 2 + 2 (Two weeks statutory redundancy pay per year plus two weeks, negotiated with Debenhams in 2016) Debenhams workers called on Taoiseach 17 Nov 2020
Workers Rights Pre-Christmas Pay Rise For Healthcare Workers As part of the People Before Profit All-Ireland Week of Action supporting healthcare workers protests will be held in Derry, Belfast and Dublin on Saturday November 14 supporting a Pay 12 Nov 2020
Workers Rights Women Opposition TDs And Senators Sign Letter Expressing Solidarity With Saudi Hunger Striker Thirty-one opposition women TDs and Senators from the Irish parliament have signed an open letter expressing their solidarity with an imprisoned Saudi hunger striker, Loujain al- Hathloul. (See copy of 6 Nov 2020
Workers Rights “Proposals For Housing Executive Fall Short” Speaking after plans to reform the Housing Executive were announced by Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín, People Before Profit Cllr Eamonn McCann said:“The announcement that the Housing Executive will 4 Nov 2020
Workers Rights Local Polish People Demonstrate Solidarity With Their Fellow Citizens Protesting In Poland Over 70 Polish and other local people turned out in appalling weather in Waterford City at the weekend to show solidarity with the mass women’s and workers strikes in 2 Nov 2020